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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Category 4 Hurricane Katrina is approaching landfall in Eastern Louisiana. At 4:00AM EDT the storm's center was about 90 miles south of New Orleans.

The following links are self-updating:

Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Bouy Data Louisiana/Mississippi

Buoy Data Florida

Lake Ponchartrain Real Time Water Level

Wind Speed Data

Images:


New Orleans/Baton Rouge Experimental Radar Subject to delays and outages - and well worth the wait

Mobile Long Range Radar Loop

New Orleans/Baton Rouge Radar

Ft. Polk, LA Long Range Radar Loop

Northwest Florida Long Range Radar

Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop

Other Resources:



Hurricane Wind Risk Very informative tables showing inland wind potential by hurricane strength and forward motion
Central Florida Hurricane Center
New Orleans Web Cams Loads of web cam sites here. The sites have been very slow due to high traffic
New Orleans Music Online Couldn't resist--love that jazz
Golden Triangle Weather Page Nice Beaumont weather site with lots of tracks and graphics
Hurricane City
Crown Weather Tropical Website Offers a variety of storm info, with some nice track graphics


Live streaming:

Cut and Paste:

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

Fully-linked version of the live feeds (just in case a few people don't want to first open up WMP to cut-and-paste) -

WWL-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - mms://beloint.wm.llnwd.net/beloint_wwltv
WVTM-TV/DT Birmingham (WMP) - mms://a1256.l1289835255.c12898.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/

1256/12898/v0001/reflector:35255
WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans (WMP) - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38202.asx
Hurricane City (Real Player) - http://hurricanecity.com/live.ram
ABCNews Now (Real Player) - http://reallive.stream.aol.com/ramgen/redundant/abc/now_hi.rm
WKRG-TV/DT

Mobile (WMP) - mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast

.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518 WDSU-TV/DT New Orleans via WESH-TV/DT Orlando - http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx


Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential
Tropical
Depression
< 39 mph
< 34 kts
    Minimal
Tropical
Storm
39 - 73 mph
34 - 63 kts
    Minimal
Hurricane 1
(Weak)
74 - 95 mph
64 - 82 kts
28.94" or more
980.02 mb or more
4.0' - 5.0'
1.2 m - 1.5 m
Minimal damage to vegetation
Hurricane 2
(Moderate)
96 - 110 mph
83 - 95 kts
28.50" - 28.93"
965.12 mb - 979.68 mb
6.0' - 8.0'
1.8 m - 2.4 m
Moderate damage to houses
Hurricane 3
(Strong)
111 - 130 mph
96 - 112 kts
27.91" - 28.49"
945.14 mb - 964.78 mb
9.0' - 12.0'
2.7 m - 3.7 m
Extensive damage to small buildings
Hurricane 4
(Very strong)
131 - 155 mph
113 - 135 kts
27.17" - 27.90"
920.08 mb - 944.80 mb
13.0' - 18.0'
3.9 m - 5.5 m
Extreme structural damage
Hurricane 5
(Devastating)
Greater than 155 mph
Greater than 135 kts
Less than 27.17"
Less than 920.08 mb
Greater than 18.0'
Greater than 5.5m
Catastrophic building failures possible


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; tropical; weather
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To: Lazamataz

I so disagree with that poster. I am having winds and trees falling, etc, and I enjoyed your posts. We don't all have to act like we are on the news. A little humor always happens in situations like this.

Don't take the ugly criticisms to heart,,that mean old poster doesn't know what he is talking about. Believe me in the shelter, you would be the person we wanted.


2,701 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:15 AM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Lazamataz

Walking behind Laz to check how many fingers he has crossed....


2,702 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:17 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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I do want to thank the reporters who try to give us a visual, including Steve Harrington. I, for one, would rather see what is going on, than just hear a description.


2,703 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:25 AM PDT by augray
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To: bobdsmith

And where are all the tornadoes they said would happen?


2,704 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:28 AM PDT by AGreatPer
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To: BurbankKarl
"uh, the City is flooding...."

I'm afraid the whole concept of building a major city below sea level is tragically flawed.

2,705 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:32 AM PDT by carl in alaska (Blog blog bloggin' on heaven's door.....Kerry's speeches are just one big snore.)
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To: monday
Like yours, give it a rest.

I'm trying to.

2,706 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:33 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
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To: Smogger

omg


2,707 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:34 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: epluribus_2
So I would assume that the gulf coast housing bubble has officially popped...

I was reading over the weekend how land prices in FL have risen after last years storms, since now there are a lot of empty lots available to build big, new homes on...

2,708 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:46 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: AmericanMade1776

Well he's probably hiding somewhere now. He's come to his senses. I hope he's okay.


2,709 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:50 AM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: cyborg

Anyone know if this picture is from inside a tunnel?

http://www.foxnews.com/images/175631/29_1_082905_katrina18.jpg


2,710 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:58 AM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: sageb1

Hey, I just realized the guy on MSNBC is one of our former local news anchors!


2,711 posted on 08/29/2005 9:26:59 AM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: BurbankKarl

Thanks Karl, the US News photos are the best photos I ever see on any story. Excellent job. The water, it'll be one expensive mess to clean up. Ick


2,712 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:02 AM PDT by SunnySide (Ephes2:8 ByGraceYou'veBeenSavedThruFaithAGiftOfGodSoNoOneCanBoast)
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To: BurbankKarl
Entergy estimated 1 month to turn power on.

My ex-bro-in-law, who works for Georgia Power, was told to pack enough clothes for 2 weeks.

2,713 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:03 AM PDT by CFW
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To: AmericanMade1776; All

MSNBC just said Governor Blanco said the roof situation is "not a dangerous one."

I guess it's another "positive experience" for her.


2,714 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:23 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: bobdsmith; spectre

Snakes will come out when the storm passes.

Snakes get disoriented after a storm. I
cannot understand how they keep from
drowning.

Whenever I see people wading through
deep water after a storm, I cringe..
b/c there could be snakes in there.


2,715 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:25 AM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: Abigail Adams

"Houses with people trapped in attics are now topped with water."

Oh no.


2,716 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:31 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: blam

You and your dad stay safe. We all knew this storm would figure out a way to hit Mobile and it sure has.


2,717 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:34 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: NautiNurse; The Shrew; All
Today at 2pm Eastern on RighTalk Radio, "The Inquisition" will interview Betty Ann Price, a registered nurse and CEO of a consulting firm that works with Emergency Department physicians throughout the U.S. Ms. Price volunteered to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew (1992), spending a week in the tent city living and working with refugees. She also manages the live hurricane discussion threads at FreeRepublic.com as "NautiNurse."

Ms. Price will help us get a handle on the enormous rescue and disaster relief effort in the New Orleans area in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Callers with new information on the disaster are welcome -- toll-free at 1-866-884-8255.

2,718 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:41 AM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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To: Republic

St. Bernard is the parish immediately down river from Orleans Parish. There is at least one refinery there.


2,719 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:45 AM PDT by hc87
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To: Chesterbelloc

Well, the cynical (leftie) side will say "yes, Bush will sell off the SPR so he can refill it at inflated prices to help his oil buddies like he did when he filled it up at the beginning of his presidency"... but we have to recall that Clinton dumped "emergency" assets to help his re-election--even more than was used for the Gulf War!

Still, the refinery capacity is what bottlenecks, and there are many other complexities that explain that (like why we haven't built any more refineries!)


2,720 posted on 08/29/2005 9:27:58 AM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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